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A group of women dancers with full skirts - Venezuelan dancers perform at the 2005 Fiesta del Pueblo, an annual festival celebrating Latino culture in North Carolina. Photograph courtesy of El Pueblo, Inc.

Celebrate North Carolina's Latin American Heritage - Research Guide

Discover the contributions the Latin American community has made and continues to make in North Carolina.

Announcing LSTA Grants for FY 2024-2025

Libraries are invited to apply for funding that supports a new or improved program or service that will solve a specific problem or meet an identified need of the library’s current or potential users.

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The Fall 2023 issue of the Tar Heel Talk is here!

Available in digital-only formats: talking book, PDF, digital braille, and Word. This issue features new ABLS Director Catherine Rubin, the launch of the 2023 writing contest, and more.

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New Archives and History Building, 1968. From the General Negative Collection. Courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC.

Established in 1812, the State Library of North Carolina (SLNC) provides exceptional library service and exceptional service to libraries.

We enrich the lives of North Carolinians through access to information resources; we strengthen communities through exceptional library services; and we inspire and support literacy and lifelong learning for all North Carolinians. The State Library is a division of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

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